Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-15
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE HOUSE IN SESSION.
Interstate Commerce Bill Reported.
Pacific Railroad Investigation.
House Of Representatives.

House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Crisp (Ga.) presented the conference report
on the interstate commerce BILL stating that he
did not do so for the purpose OF asking for action
upon it at this time but in order that it might be
printed In the Record and in bill form. This was
ordered, and Mr.. Crisp gave notice that he would
call up the report at an early day.
MI. Breckenridge (Ark }, from the committee on
ways and means, reported the bill for the consol-
dation OF customs districts. House calendar.
ported Dill for the collection OF more accurate
statistics Of exports, emigration and immigration.
Committee OF the whole
MI Scout, from the committee on coinage,
weights and measures. reported back the Senate
bll Tor the retirement and recOinage OF the trade
DOLLAR committee ofthe whole.
HEATING AND VENTILATION.
Mr. Green On. c., from the committee on venti-
latton, reported resolution authorizinga sub
committee to proceed to New York, Albany, Chi
cago and Springfield, Ill. for the purpose of eX-
aminlng the systems OF heating and ventilation
used In public buildings In those cities. Commit
tee OF the whole.
MINES AND MINING.
The House then, in the morning hour resumed
consideration OF the resolution reported by the
committee on mines and mining, setting apart
wednesday, January 19 for the consideration OF
business reported from the committee.
After short discussion upon the merits of the
McGarrahan relief bill, the resolution was, mo-
tl0n OF MI. Harmon, OF Georgia, laid upon the
table.
INVESTIGATION OF THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BOOKS.
Mr. Richardson. Tenn.), on behalf of the commit
tee on Pacific railroads, called up the joint resou-
ton authorizing an investigation of the books ac
counts and methods Of the Pacific railroads which
have received aid from the United States, and the
HOUSE t1s proceeueo, IN the committee OF the whoie
Mr Blount, OF Georgia, in the chair, to consider
the same.
After remarks by Messrs. Outhwaite, Crisp and
Others, the morning hour expired without action
being taken on the resolution.
MI. Hatch (Mo) moved that the House go into
committee Of the whole on the pleuro-pneumOnia
OIL. Lost; yeas 1O5, nays 13O.
The Centennial Celebrations.
ACTION OF THE SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE To-day.
The Senate special committee on centennial eel
ebrations held meeting to-day and decided with
reference to the centennial Of the PRONUNCIATION Of
the Constitution that the celebration shall consist
OF an address and some civic and military DISPLAYS
the details OF which are to he settled hereafter.
With respect to the four hundredth anniversary OF
the discovery OF America. it decided to recon-
mend that joint committee Oh the two Houses be
raised to take the subject OF an appropriate cele-
Drat10n In 1892 into consideration.
District i'm Congress.
THE INTERNATIONAL. MEDICAL CONGRESS.
An effort is being made to secure the hall of the
House of Representatives for the opening session
OF the ninth trenEial meeting OF the International
Medical college on the 5th OF next September
About 1000 delegates are expected. fnc,udtnr
about 200 from Europe. Drs Hartigan. Patterson
Nand Bulkley, a subcommittee of the committee OF
arrangements, were at the Capitol yesterday in
meeting the congress will be divided into seven
teen sections, meeting in the different public halls
OF the city.
The Interstate Commerce Bill.
THE SENATE VOTE ON IT'S PASSAGE.
The debate In the Senate on the interstate COM
merce bill continued until after 10 O'Clock last
night, when Mr. Frye moved to recommit with In
structions That was ruled out on point OF
nrfier. when Mr.. Frye made the motion simply to
recommft. This was rejected by vote OF % yeas
to :'6 nays The conference report was then agreed
tO-yeaS 43, nays ID, as follows:
Ieas-AllisOn, Beck, Berry, Blackburn Bowen,
Cockrei, Coke, Colquitt, Conger, Culoml, Dolph,
Edmunas Eas5s s,a Eair Frye George Gibson Cor
Arkansas, Jones OF Nevada, McMillan, Manderson
Mitchell OF Oregon, Palmer, Plumb Pugh Sabin,
Teller, Vance. Vest, walthall, Whitthorne, Wilson Wilson
Of Iowa-43.
Nays-Aldrich, Blair Brown, Cameron, Chace,
Cheney, Evarts, Hampton, Hoar, Malone, Mitchell
Of Pennsylvania, Morrill,, Payne, Platt, VIII
liams-15.
POINTS OF THE DEBATE
In the course OF an earnest defense of the bill
Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, charged that Massachusetts
and Rhode Island opposed the measure because
they could see that OF its effects would be to
the west.
Mr.. Aldrich had large diagram resting upon
sort OF easel taken into the chamber to illustrate
the workings OF the long and short haul clause
On the diagram lines representing railroads OF
different lengths were drawn.
Mr.. Ingalls, criticised the bill severely and then
proclaimed his intention OF voting for it. He de-
scltbed it as bill that every body was abusing
and yet everybody wanted it.
After passing the bill the Senate adjourned until
Monday.
THE BILL AS PASSED,
In brief, provides for the appointment of COM
mission Of five competent men, not more than
three OF whom Shall belong to one political party
Shippers who have grievances against railroads
Can make complaint 10 the commission or tnsti-
tute suit In the federal courts. Railroads are pro-
longer distance upon their own lines in the same
direction, the shorter being included within the
longer distance, and the circumstances and condi-
tionS being the same; but the commission is au-
thor1Zed, upon application OF railroad and after
investigation OF the facts, to relieve the roads
from the Speration or the general rule in special
question OF publicity Of rates the provisions Of
the two bills have been merged so as to require
each railroad to make public the rates between
points upon its own road, as proposed in the
House bill, and in addition the commission is re-
CURED 10 secure publicity OF through rates In so
lar as IL may De fOund necessary.
CapitOi Topics.
PICTURES OF THE SPEAKERS
Architect Clark, Of the Capitol has letter from
Gen. N. 2. Banks, in which he states that he had
just received letter from Gov. Ames, of Massa-
chuSetts, informing him that the state had made
an appropriation to provide Oil portraits of her
citizens who have served Speaker OF the national
House OF Representatives. Mr.. Clark remarked that
Massachusetts, had set an example which the other
states would do well to follow. In the lobby Of
tne hoqsewthe 10 long corridor just IN rear Of the
Han OF kepresentativ pictures OF the Speakers
are hung. The picture gallery, II such it may be
called, Is composed OF Oil paintings, crayons and
photographs, a motley collection, and many OF the
!lkenesses are poor. Massachusetts evidently In
tends TO have her Speakers well represented on
canvas. and, as Mr.. Clark remarked, II all the
oIner states would make similar provisions, those
out OF sight, and in their places would be hung
creditable paintings.
THE ILLNESS OF REPRESENTATIVE g. g. COX.
The Hon. s. s. Cox, who has been confined to his
rooms In the Riggs house annex by illness ia feel